Drug Ring Dismantled: Ten Arrests in Austria and Germany

The Lower Austrian police reported on Monday in a press release about ten arrests in Austria and Germany. Seven suspects are in pre-trial detention at the Vienna-Josefstadt prison. Nine kilos of cocaine, 64 kilos of cannabis herb, and 44,265 euros in cash were seized.

The main suspect is reportedly a 32-year-old Albanian citizen living in the Gänserndorf district. The client is said to be the man's 48-year-old uncle living in Duisburg. Under the leadership of the Lower Austrian State Criminal Police Office, five suspects - two smugglers and three street vendors or "bunker keepers" - were identified and arrested simultaneously in Austria and Germany, it was said. The accused are nine male Albanian citizens and a Slovak woman.

Drugs Seized in the Course of the "La Familia" Task Force

The gang is said to have trafficked at least 32 kilos of cocaine and 65 kilos of cannabis herb. A large amount of drugs was seized in the course of the "La Familia" task force - consisting of organizational units of the Ministry of the Interior and German investigative authorities - on May 26 and 28 through joint intervention at various locations in Austria and Germany.

All seven suspects arrested in this country were taken to the Vienna-Josefstadt prison. A suspect caught in Germany is in extradition custody, and proceedings are underway in the neighboring country for two others.

(APA/Red)

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